Department of Health and Social Care

British Medical Association and Society of Radiographers

Wes Streeting: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he last met representatives of the (a) Society of Radiographers, (b) BMA junior doctors committee and (c) BMA consultants committee.

Will Quince: Ministers at the Department last met with representatives from the Society of Radiographers on 4 July 2023, with the British Medical Association (BMA) consultants committee on 27 March 2023 and with the BMA junior doctors committee on 12 May 2023. The Secretary of State's officials engage with unions regularly on his behalf.As has always been the case, the Secretary of State is keen to hear about how the working lives of National Health Service staff can be improved and remains open to discussions about non pay issues.

NHS: Pay

Daisy Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the NHS pay deal does not apply to all staff working for (a) social enterprises, (b) charities, (c) outsourced services and (d) wholly owned subsidiaries.

Will Quince: The 2022-23 non-consolidated pay uplift for Agenda for Change staff applies to staff directly employed by a National Health Service organisation as set out in Annex 1 of the NHS Employers handbook. The eligibility criteria was agreed by all parties during negotiations, including Trade Unions and NHS Employers.Independent providers remain free to develop and adapt their own terms and conditions of employment. This includes the pay scales that they use and any non-consolidated pay awards they choose to make. Staff employed by independent providers who utilise the Agenda for Change terms and conditions may be entitled to the non-consolidated pay award that staff working for eligible NHS organisations will receive, and organisations should consider their contractual obligations.

NHS: Pay

Andrew Western: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has made available for social enterprises which deliver work on behalf of the NHS on whether they are contractually obliged to pay staff on agenda for change contracts the 2022/23 NHS non-consolidated pay awards.

Will Quince: As National Health Service social enterprises are independent providers, and contracts will vary from organisation to organisation, they remain free to develop and adopt the terms and conditions of employment that best help them attract and keep the staff they need. This includes the pay scales that they use.

NHS: Pay

Andrew Western: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether social enterprises which have been commissioned by the NHS to deliver work on its behalf and which employ staff on agenda for change contracts will receive Government funding to enable them to fulfil the 2022/23 NHS non-consolidated pay awards.

Will Quince: The 2022-23 non-consolidated pay uplift for Agenda for Change staff applies to staff directly employed by an National Health Service organisation as set out in Annex 1 of the NHS Employers handbook. The eligibility criteria was agreed by all parties during negotiations, including Trade Unions and NHS Employers.Independent providers remain free to develop and adapt their own terms and conditions of employment. This includes the pay scales that they use and any non-consolidated pay awards they choose to make. Staff employed by independent providers who utilise the Agenda for Change terms and conditions may be entitled to the non-consolidated pay award that staff working for eligible NHS organisations will receive, and organisations should consider their contractual obligations.